Galton
Galton argues that this is passed down from parents to children
What is talent?
This 1916 book by Madison grant argued for the superiority of a small group in charge and denounces democracy
What is the Passing of the Great Race?
Davenport argues that the success of a marriage should be judged not by happiness, but by the number of these produced
What is healthy offspring?
In the Gospel of Wealth, Carnegie says the main issue of his time is how to properly manage this
What is wealth/money?
Boas argues that many human traits are shaped more by this than by heredity
What is the environment?
Galton compares humans to these organisms to explain how traits can be controlled or selected
What are animals?
In the section "Race and Democracy," Grant argues that confusion between race, nationality, and this other category has caused misunderstanding of racial ideas
What is language?
Davenport calims that eugenics should influence this life decision, encouraging people to choose partners more "intelligently"
What is marriage?
Carnegie argues that the gap between rich and poor is not entirely bad because it helps advance this
What is civilization?
Boas Criticizes eugenicists for focusing only on inherited traits while ignoring the role of this factor
What is nurture (environment)?
Galton believes that difference in people are mainly caused by this rather than just the environment
What is heredity?
In the section "Race and Democracy," Grant argues that confusion between race, nationality, and what has caused misunderstanding of racial ideas
What is language?
In "What Eugenics is," Charles Benedict Daveport defines eugenics as improving the human race through a better selection of this
What is breeding/reproduction?
Carnegie says competition, even though it creates inequality, is necessary because it ensures the survival of these individuals
What is survival of the fittest?
Boas uses examples like poverty affecting height to show that differences often blamed on heredity may actually be caused by these conditions
What are social or economic conditions?
Galton says that talented people often have other talented people in their same ___
What is family?
Grant compares the human society to this animal
What is a snake?
In "The need of Eugenics," Davenport compares babies to this, calling them the world's most valuable ___
What is a crop?
Carnegie says that wealthy individuals should not simply give money away randomly, but instead act as this for society
What is a trustee of wealth?
Boas argues that traits like criminality or alcoholism are not purely inherited but influences by this type of factor
What are environmental or social factors?
Galton uses lists and stats from famous people to study this idea about human ability
What is heredity/ inherited talent?
Grant argues that when one race conquers another, this often arises to force labor and supposedly advance "civilization"
What is slavery
In explaining heredity, Davenport says traits come from the "determiners" found in these reproductive cells from each parent
What are germ cells (egg/sperm)?
Carnegie says there are three ways wealth can be used, leaving it to family, giving it to the public, or ___
What is spending?
Boas warns this this will not completely fix society's problems and should not be seen as a perfect solution
What is eugenics?